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Has there been voter fraud?

When President Trump claims there has been “voter fraud” in previous elections, what usually comes to my mind is non-U.S. citizens casting ballots. That is against the law. There have been a few such instances, but no credible proof they were enough to change the outcome of an election. There is another kind of voter fraud which has escaped the attention — whether accidentally or deliberately — of the media. Peter Schweizer writes about it in his new book “The Invisible Coup: How American Elites and Foreign Powers use Immigration as a Weapon.” In a chapter titled “Voter ...

Feeling insecure? You may be on to something

Groundhog Day’s furry forecaster Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of wintry weather. What if we asked Phil to apply his insights to the frigid job market? He might answer the way an alarmed groundhog does, with chattering teeth, and then squeak, “Wheet! Wheet! Cold days are coming for American jobseekers, and they’ll last a lot longer than six weeks.” Economists are using the term “deep freeze” to describe the current job outlook. These are strange times. The official unemployment rate of 4.45% is not a distressing number, but the reasons behind it are worrisome. ...

Slouching toward Fort Sumter?

In the months before the April 12, 1861, firing on Fort Sumter, there were lots of sharp divisions in the North about the proper reaction to the first seven Confederate states that had already left the Union. Not all Unionists believed that war was inevitable. Some, in fact, were happy to be done with the departing South and thus see their stain of slavery gone from the Union. Similarly, others agreed that the emerging Confederacy was not worth the trouble and costs of war, and the secessionists could just form their own nation and stew in their own backward, servile juice. But after ...

Faith, not foul-mouthed scolds, shined at the Grammys

After the Grammy Awards aired live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles before 12,000 attendees and millions of viewers worldwide, the one speech that has resonated most centered on faith and redemption, delivered by a man named Jason DeFord, better known as Jelly Roll. As DeFord stepped up to accept his Best Contemporary Country Album award, he spoke through emotion about the long road that carried him from the criminal justice system to the very stage where he now stood. And in a moment when the spotlight could have been used to lecture half the country for thinking differently, he ...

‘Justice-involved youth’ targeted for help from DeWine

Ohio young people face a range of challenges, but children who find themselves part of the juvenile correctional system are staring down hurdles most of us cannot imagine. Rather than having some time in a juvenile correctional facility become a life sentence that dampens their opportunities forever, the Ohio Department of Youth Services is working toward providing educational and vocational opportunities for what it calls “justice-involved youth.” To that end, Gov. Mike DeWine and Department of Youth Services Director Amy Ast attended the opening earlier this month of a new ...

Do pedestrians a needed favor: clear sidewalks

With this week’s long-awaited thaw, some of us probably breathed a sigh of relief. Pitchers and catchers are reporting for spring training any day now, so baseball and warm temperatures can’t be far behind. So long, snow and ice. It’s been real, but it hasn’t been fun. But wait — there’s (probably) more! Remember, one of the worst storms in the region’s history came in mid-March 1993. We might not get another one of those, but there’s a good chance we’ll have another bitter, cold taste of winter before the boots, gloves and snow shovels go back into storage. So ...